Trunk-fastener.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. L005, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNUR T0 JOUN Ll. B. BOYLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TBUNK-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

Application filed June 6. 1907- Serial No- 377.587.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. Loos, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Xew York, Stapleton, borough of Richmond, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Trunk-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improved trunk fastener, rimarily for the urpose of securing a trun or other like bo y to the luggagecarrier of an automobile.

The invention has in view the provision of a device of this nature, which may be easily and quickly adjusted, and which will securely strap or clamp a trunk to a vehicleor in any other relation in a manner that the trunk will be rigidly held and cannot be onauthorizedly cut loose and stolen.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of the preferred form of my improved fastener, showing the trunk and luggage-carrier in part: Fig. '3 is a vertical, sectional view through the trunk and carrier at one side of the fastener; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3----3 of Fig. l. and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a trunk secured to the luggage carrier of an automobile with my im roved fastener.

The preferrer construction of the invention as shown in the accompanying drawings. comprises end pieces-10 and If) in the form of metal strips, having outer hooked ends 11 which are designed to engage with keepers 12, one of which is secured to the trunk and the other to the luggage carrier. Pivotally connected to the inner or lower end of the end iece 10, is a nut 13 with which is threaded y engaged a screw 14 having a fluted head or other e( uivalent device serving as an operating w ieel 15. At the opposite side of the wheel 15, the screw is provided with a downwardly-extending stem 16, which is revoluhly mounted in a block 17, and held against longitudinal movement with respect thereto by a pin 18, which passes through the block and engages within a circumferential groove formed in the stem. The block 17 is pivoted to the top face of a lever 19, which is itself pivoted eccentrically with respect thereto and thereabove, by a pin 20, to the end piece 10, as best shown in Fi 2.

itigidly secured to the end piece 10, preferably to its under face and projecting at one side thereof, is an arm 21, with which is iingedly connected the offset, end of a hasp 22, said hasp being constructed with the usual opening 23 in its free end, which is designed to pass over a staple 24 projectin outwardly from the end piece- 10, sai staple having an eye 25 for receiving the bar of a padlock.

For locking the lever 19 in place when the hasp 22 is closed, the latter is provided with a pin or other projection 26 on its under face, which is adapted to engage with'a notch 27 formed in one edge of the lever, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. l.

In the application of the fastener for securing a trunk or other like body to the luggagecarrier of an automobile, it is preferably placed at each end of the trunk, as shown in Fig. 4. The hooks 11 of the end pieces 10 and It) res )ectively are passed over the keepers 12 o the trunk and the luggage-carrier. The screw 14 is then operated to bring the books- 11 in lirzn engagement with the keepers l2, and the levcrlfl is thereupon turned downwardly. The lever 19 should then be pulled out to separate the end pieces, when a slight further turn to thescrew in the same direction is given. This will insure a tight pull on the keeper of thetrunk and carrier when the lever is again thrown down, and will firmly press the trunk and carrier together. It is thus seen that-I have provided a construction which is readil? and quickly adjusted, and which. will ho d the trunk to the vehicle in a manner such that it cannot be unauthorizcdly cut loose and stolen.

The invention as shown and described, while being my preferred practical construction, may obviously be modified within the sen of the annexed claims.

aving thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A fastener for a trunk or other like body, comprising detachable end pieces, a lever permanently pivoted to one of said end body, comprising end pieces, a. lever pivotpieces, a nut directly pivoted to said other with a projection movable into the path of end piece, and a screw in threaded engagement with said nut, having a pivotal connection with said lever eccentric to the pivot of i said lever.

2. A fastener for a trunk or other like body, comprising end pieces, a lever pi otally connected with one of said end pieces, a nut pivoted to the other of said end. pieces, a bearing block pivoted to said lever eccentric to the ivotal connection thereof, and a screw journa ed in said bearing blockin threaded engagement with said nut.

3. A fastener for a trunk or other like ally connected with one of said end pieces, a nut ivoted to the other of said end pieces, a bearing block ivoted to said lever eccentric to the pivota connection thereof, a screw jonrnaled in said bearing block in threaded en agement with said nut, and means for ice said lever.

4. A fastener for a trunk or other like body, comprising end pieces havin hooked outer ends, a. lever pivoted to one of said end I pieces, a nut pivoted to the other of said end I pieces, a bearing block ivoted to said lever eccentric to the pivota connection thereof,

'a screw in threaded en a ernent with said f nutand journaled in said li earin block, and i a hasp having a projection for'l ocking said lever.

5. A fastener for a trunk or other like body comprising end pieces having a lever i adjustment and a screw adjustment connectn l mg them together, a staple carried by one of I said end pieces, and a hasp having an openg mg for receiving the staple and provided the lever.

6. A fastener for a trunk or other like body comprising sheet metal end pieces having hooked ends adapted to be detachably engaged with suitable keepers, a nut pivoted to one of said end pieces ada ted to swin in a plane parallel therewith, a ever pivoted to the other end piece adapted to swing in a plane parallel t iereto, and a screw threaded into said nut having a pivotal connection with the lever eccentric to the pivot of the latter.

7. A fastener for a trunk or other like body comprising' end pieces, a nut and alever res ectively pivotally connected flat against said end pieces and ada ted to swing in planes substantially paral el thereto, and a screw threaded into said nut having a pivotal connection with the lever.

8. A fastener for a trunk or other like 5 body com rising end pieces, a nut and a lever respective y pivotally connected to said end pieces ada ted to swing in planes substantially para lel thereto, a screw threaded into said nut having a pivotal connection with the lever eccentric to the pivot of the latter,

and a hasp for locking saidlever hingedly mounted to swing in a plane at substantiallv right-angles to the ivotal movement thereof.

In testimony w iereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE J. LOOS.

Vitnesses W. W. Hour, Jon): P. DAVIS. 

